---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: eviction watch <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Dear all, Greetings! Kindly find attached the letter written by various NGOs and their demands regarding relief and rehabilitation at Garib Nagar, Bandra where fire destroyed about 1000 hutments. *UMEED* *Room No. 5/10, 1**st** floor, Opp. Shivaji Nagar Police Chowky, Near BMC Colony, Kherwadi Road, Amruty Nagar, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051.* * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * March 08, 2011 To, Mr.Nirmal Deshmukh, Collector Mumbai Suburban, Sub: Regarding relief in Garib Nagar fire in Bandra Dear Sir, Greeting from Umeed Project, Umeed project is collective work of four organisations viz Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA), Committed Communities Development Trust (CCDT), The Kerwadi Social Welfare Association (KSWA) and Aseema supported by Plan India. We are working in Garib Nagar on various issues of care and protection of children and associated issues of health, housing etc. We have several other organisations like CSSC who have also joined us for relief work. We have opened a relief camp in the area and are active in the area since the night when the fire broke out. We would like to bring to you URGENT ATTENTION some of the issues related with relief and rehabilitation. 1. There is an urgent need for coordination of relief activities as relief is over flowing. This can be brought about by calling for a meeting of all the relief camps (24 of them till now). 2. A Coordination unit has to be set up so that every day there could be an evaluation of the work and what need to be done. This could also be the point place for convergence of services including health, sanitation, relief operation, compensation etc. The coordination unit will bring a greater transparency and should include both govt departments and NGO's active in the area. 1. The area needs urgent cleaning of garbage and need to be disinfected to avoid outbreak of any disease. Lots of stagnant water along with remains of the fire and food waste add to the problem. This has to be done immediately. 2. There are only 30 toilet seats available for a total population of 4000 -5000 people (min of 750 families). No water is available in these toilets particularly the mobile ones and water need to be provided to the toilets. One water tanker should be made available in the area for this to the least. 3. As too many people are coming to the relief camps, there is an urgent need of ensuring the safety of the belongings and the area should be kept away from curious onlookers while volunteers and other govt officials who work on damage assessment and panchnama could do their work smoothly. 4. The compensation announced by the government needs to be given to both man and wife in a family as so many women feel that giving money to men alone may not necessary bring the desired effect. The signatures of both men and women to get compensation will increase the power of women and the money will be used for relief purposes. 5. We are happy to note that the Rehabilitation Committee is in place. We suggest that few representatives be included, who would be happy to provide the required social perspective and give our constructive contribution to the overall rehabilitation process. As a collective we feel that these issues needs to be addressed immediately and the issues of long term rehabilitation including livelihood rehabilitation, special care to children by starting anganwadis that will give nutrition support to children, pregnant women and young girls. Those who lost identity proofs and other records should be provided with documentation proofs such as ration cards which will ensure their food security in the short and long term. We hope that you will consider these issues and call for a meeting of both the relevant departments and NGO's to work together for the betterment of the Garib Nagar residents. Yours sincerely, Arokia Mary Promod Nigudkar (YUVA) (CCDT) For Umeed Project _____________________ Maju Varghese, YUVA, New Naigoan Municipal School, Hindamata, Dadar, Mumbai, INDIA. -- Adv Kamayani Bali Mahabal +919820749204 skype-lawyercumactivist * * *"Nobody is giving up violence. Neither the state nor the Maoists are giving up violence. I am interested in furthering my cause, which is the cause of peace with justice.- DR BINAYAK SEN * *www.binayaksen.net* *PL SIGN ONLINE PETITION: * http://www.petitiononline.com/sen2010/petition.html *JOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENT: ONE MILLION FACES http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179177728772740* *FREE BINAYAK SEN CAMPAIGN VIDEOS* *http://www.youtube.com/user/Kamayaninumerouno#grid/user/B4A70E211712242B* * * * * * * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
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